along the line
idiom
informal
: during a process or series of events : at some point in the past
He seems to have lost his interest in music somewhere along the line.
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Somewhere along the line, Oldroyd or Netflix or the series’ more experienced TV writers, including Dee Johnson (Nashville) and Bill Dubuque (Ozark), lost either the ability or the desire to mimic the book’s structure.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
At 6-3, 270 pounds, Bain has an NFL body along with outstanding quickness and movement along the line.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Knowing that a team like Seattle or the Rams will show up along the line?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
Ohio State was outmatched along the line of scrimmage.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Along the line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20the%20line. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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